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U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRecalled 2012-12-13

American Mattress Manufacturing Recalls Renovated Mattresses Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard

Is my product affected?

Mattresses and mattresses with foundations

  • Brand American Mattress Manufacturing, of Atlanta, Ga.

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

American Mattress Manufacturing is recalling renovated mattresses in twin, full, queen, and king sizes, as well as models with built-in Bunkie boards. These mattresses were stripped to the springs and rebuilt in various fabrics and colors by the company. The recalled mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame flammability standard for mattresses, creating a fire hazard. Consumers can identify recalled mattresses by a yellow tag displaying "American Mattress Mfg. Co., 1899 Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30315." Mattresses with a federal tag indicating compliance with the federal flammability standard are not affected by this recall.

According to the recall notice, consumers who own a recalled mattress should immediately contact American Mattress Manufacturing to arrange for the mattress to be picked up, rebuilt to comply with federal flammability standards, and returned to them.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The mattresses fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

What should I do?

Consumers should immediately contact American Mattress Manufacturing and arrange to have the recalled mattress sets picked up, rebuilt to be compliant with the federal flammability standards and returned to the consumer.

Details from the source

This recall involves American Mattress Manufacturing's renovated (rebuilt) twin, full, queen and king-size mattresses, and mattresses with built-in Bunkie boards. The used mattresses were stripped to the springs and rebuilt by American Mattress Manufacturing in a variety of fabrics and colors. The recalled mattresses have a yellow tag with "American Mattress Mfg. Co., 1899 Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30315." Rebuilt mattresses with a federal tag, indicating they meet the federal mattress flammability standard, are not included in this recall.

Source

Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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